Centralia

Population: 18,457
Median household income: $52,387
Median home value: $267,600

Located in Lewis County, Washington, Centralia is a community with a population of 18,457. The median household income of $52,387 is below the Lewis County median ($69,690).

From 2019 to 2023, Centralia's population grew 7.2% from 17,216 to 18,457, while its median home value rose 70.1% from $157,300 to $267,600.

17.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 58.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,457
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $52,387
Median home value: $267,600
Median gross rent: $1,003
Housing units: 7,628
Homeownership rate: 58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,21618,457

Median household income

$42,449$52,387

Median home value

$157,300$267,600

Median gross rent

$876$1,003

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,216	$42,449	$157,300	$876
2020	17,473	$40,625	$162,800	$916
2021	17,988	$43,860	$183,200	$908
2022	18,234	$50,422	$233,000	$993
2023	18,457	$52,387	$267,600	$1,003

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,177	6.4%
5 to 17	2,676	14.5%
18 to 24	1,728	9.4%
25 to 34	3,171	17.2%
35 to 44	2,262	12.3%
45 to 54	1,622	8.8%
55 to 64	2,284	12.4%
65 to 74	1,999	10.8%
75 and over	1,538	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,449	72.9%
Black or African American	194	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	114	0.6%
Asian	225	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.1%
Some other race	130	0.7%
Two or more races	672	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,646	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's36.3%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,721	13.4%
High school graduate	4,218	32.8%
Some college or associate's	4,670	36.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,551	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	716	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit1.5%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,241	70.4%
Carpooled	1,334	17.9%
Public transit	115	1.5%
Walked	268	3.6%
Bicycle	9	0.1%
Worked from home	399	5.4%
Other means	76	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,504	35.6%
15 to 29 min	2,412	34.2%
30 to 44 min	870	12.4%
45 to 59 min	646	9.2%
60+ min	611	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 19.9% (3,592 of 18,074)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,079	55.4%
Nonfamily households	3,289	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,368	96.6%
Vacant	260	3.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,312	58.5%
Renter-occupied	3,056	41.5%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units11.3%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,322	56.7%
1-unit, attached	297	3.9%
2 to 4 units	777	10.2%
5 to 19 units	480	6.3%
20 or more units	860	11.3%
Mobile home & other	892	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5311160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 46.7221, -122.9709